Top 10 awesome movies like Au Revoir L'Ete that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Au Revoir L'Ete and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Kôji Fukada, Fumi Nikaidô and Mayu Tsuruta . Here goes the list -
- One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman
- The Ravine of Goodbye
- Setoutsumi
- House 475
- Leaving on the 15th Spring
- Mura no shashinshuu
- Echo of Silence
- Undressed Minako
- My Dad and Mr. Ito
- Yokudô
One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
This movie, created by Yuki Tanada, Yû Aoi and Mirai Moriyama, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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A child's horrific murder brings to light the haunted truth of an affair between her mother and a neighbor. As a magazine reporter investigates the case, he finds that nothing is as it seems.
This movie, created by Tatsushi Ohmori, Hirofumi Arai and Joe Hyûga, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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In a series of segments two different and contrasting high school students share experiences in their young lives as they idle away the extra time on their hands. One is serious and the other is brash and their encounters with each other's perspectives and others in town forms a moment in time that may be all too fleeting.
This movie, created by Tatsushi Ohmori, Sôsuke Ikematsu and Motomi Makiguchi, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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A young man has graduated from college and already secured a job. With his free days fast dwindling he opts to put his available time to good use by bicycling around Japan. The trip is interrupted when he crashes his bicycle into a lorry only to be taken to a local establishment for on-site treatment. Told from the vantage point of an older man's memory, the journey recalls the meeting, the locals, their relationships and environment.
This movie, created by Yûsuke Iseya, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Mirai Moriyama, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Leaving on the 15th Spring
A minor island of Okinawa in Southern Japan has limited technology and no high school. When teenagers reach the age of 15, they have to decide to stay on the island or leave for higher education.
This movie, created by Yasuhiro Yoshida, Kaoru Kobayashi and Saori, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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In the near future, the village of Hanatani will be flooded by a dam. Kenichi, the owner of an old photo studio has a son, Takashi, who works as an assistant photographer in Tokyo. One day, they are asked to make "The Village Album", a photograph collection of all the families in the village in order to leave a memory of the beautiful village forever. They started visiting each family in the village to take photos, although they don't get along with each other. While following him every day, Takashi's harsh feelings against his father begin to change.
This movie, created by Mitsuhiro Mihara, Tatsuya Fuji and Ken Kaito, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Echo of Silence
Quiet and content woman lives in Hokkaido and occasionally helps her pharmacist with errands and deliveries. Her mother has died and her sister, who is a model, may be the father's favourite of the two. She meets a mute man one day who offers her shelter.
This movie, created by Atsuro Watabe, Saki Takaoka and Atsuro Watabe, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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Hayashishita Minako is the ex-wife of Kiyoshi Hayashishita. They divorced twice having gone through turbulent times. A television documentary depicts their lives and times. Minako had a rough upbringing, which included teenage pregnancy, an abusive father who often beat her and more misery.
This movie, created by Toshiyuki Morioka, Tomoko Nakajima and Takashi Shigematsu, scores 6.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
My Dad and Mr. Ito
He is rejected by his sister when the brother floats the idea that their father move from his house to her apartment. The father has other ideas however and shows up unannounced at her doorstep with his belongings. She has little space, a boyfriend she lives with it and does not need a cranky father.
This movie, created by Yuki Tanada, Tatsuya Fuji and Sei Andô, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Yokudô
This movie, created by Kiki Sugino, Yôko Mitsuya and Takumi Saitoh, scores 5.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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